Positive Discipline and Progressive Disciplinary Techniques

You are the manager of an employee who is guilty of undesirable behavior at work. Would you use progressive discipline or positive discipline in an attempt to help this employee correct his behavior? Explain why you chose the progressive or positive approach.

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In a situation where I'm the manager of an employee who is guilty of undesirable behavior at work, I would tend to use progressive disciplinary methods in order to help this individual to behave in a manner that is commensurate with organizational standards. I would advocate the use of progressive discipline, due to the fact that an individual may be completely ...